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Simon has had a busy year, especially with a lot of family concerns. His new flexible work arrangements, now in place for several months, are helping a lot. Simon works a half day from home on a Tuesday and uses other time on that day to attend to his immediate family and parents.

Adrian’s relationship with his dad, Gary, struck a chord in our micro-documentary series so we decided to explore how fatherhood and work has changed between generations. In this Insights discussion we have Adrian and his dad together with mutual colleague, Glenn House, who together span three generations of fathers in the construction industry. They are […]

Things have been heating up for Tom. He has been promoted, but has had a bit of a setback with his sporting ambitions. However, his new flexible work arrangements are now proving vital to success in both endeavours.

Reid has had a formal flexible work arrangement in place for eight months now. He works a nine day fortnight with each week compressed into four days, giving him Friday off. This relative small change has had profound implications for his personal and family interests and has changed the way he and his team work.

Adrian and his wife are doing some role reversal around childcare. It is not quite turning out to be the ‘walk in the park’ that Adrian had imagined. But flex is helping a lot and both seem to have found a new appreciation for each other’s efforts.

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This is the first of a two part discussion, hosted by Dr Graeme Russell, that brings some of our ‘e-men’ from the documentary series together with experts to explore issues arising from their experience.

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This is the first of a two part discussion, hosted by Dr Graeme Russell, that brings some of our ‘e-men’ from the documentary series together with experts to explore issues arising from their experience.